Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 farms 
4,041 
(X) 
4,040 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
111,403 
(X) 
83,333 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.3 
(X) 
1.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
195 
47 
151 
43 
$500 to $999 
192 
137 
212 
155 
$1,000 to $4,999 
951 
2,452 
1,085 
2,926 
$5,000 to $9,999 
575 
4,042 
704 
5,036 
$10,000 to $24,999 
817 
12,963 
887 
14,195 
$25,000 or more 
1,311 
91,763 
1,001 
60,980 
$25,000 to $49,999 
635 
22,456 
557 
19,603 
$50,000 to $99,999 
456 
31,171 
329 
22,442 
$100,000 or more 
220 
38,136 
115 
18,935 
Depreciation expenses claimed farms 
46,386 
(X) 
47,749 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
783,039 
(X) 
679,390 
percent of total 
(X) 
9.4 
(X) 
11.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
3,158 
841 
3,624 
953 
$500 to $999 
3,193 
2,148 
3,685 
2,590 
$1,000 to $4,999 
15,521 
39,863 
16,900 
43,092 
$5,000 to $9,999 
8,317 
56,393 
8,516 
58,761 
$10,000 to $24,999 
8,808 
134,432 
8,706 
133,671 
$25,000 or more 
7,389 
549,362 
6,318 
440,323 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,043 
137,963 
3,612 
122,583 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,997 
132,322 
1,673 
113,422 
$100,000 or more 
1,349 
279,077 
1,033 
204,317 
Landlord production expenses are included within total farm production expenses. 
Table 5. Net Cash Farm Income of the Operations and Operators: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Income 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Income 
($1,000) 
Net cash farm income of the operations (see text) 
99,171 
1,988,702 
107,825 
1,959,854 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
20,053 
(X) 
18,176 
Farms with net gains 1 
47,381 
2,877,235 
54,106 
2,605,256 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
60,725 
(X) 
48,151 
Farms with gains of- 
less than $1 ,000 
4,305 
2,072 
6,021 
2,891 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,717 
29,810 
14,220 
38,810 
$5,000 to $9,999 
7,113 
51,597 
8,596 
61,910 
$10,000 to $24,999 
9,805 
159,370 
9,920 
160,260 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,857 
207,173 
5,678 
199,921 
$50,000 or more 
9,584 
2,427,212 
9,671 
2,141,464 
Farms with net losses 
51,790 
888,533 
53,719 
645,402 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
17,156 
(X) 
12,014 
Farms with losses of- 
less than $1 ,000 
4,926 
2,456 
7,292 
3,719 
$1,000 to $4,999 
16,101 
45,621 
20,772 
56,814 
$5,000 to $9,999 
11,313 
81,890 
11,123 
79,969 
$10,000 to $24,999 
11,956 
187,156 
9,966 
153,666 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,378 
152,399 
2,994 
101,973 
$50,000 or more 
3,116 
419,011 
1,572 
249,260 
Net cash farm income of operators (see text) 
99,171 
1,442,188 
107,825 
1,468,838 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
14,542 
(X) 
13,622 
Farm operators reporting net gains 1 
46,799 
2,383,194 
53,368 
2,160,338 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
50,924 
(X) 
40,480 
Farms with gains of- 
less than $1 ,000 
4,313 
2,080 
6,073 
2,913 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,740 
29,838 
14,326 
39,131 
$5,000 to $9,999 
7,123 
51,665 
8,626 
62,086 
$10,000 to $24,999 
9,854 
160,278 
9,980 
161,128 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,927 
209,824 
5,753 
203,508 
$50,000 or more 
8,842 
1,929,511 
8,610 
1,691,572 
Farm operators reporting net losses 
52,372 
941,006 
54,457 
691,499 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
17,968 
(X) 
12,698 
Farms with losses of- 
less than $1 ,000 
4,946 
2,471 
7,319 
3,724 
$1,000 to $4,999 
16,177 
45,843 
20,866 
57,080 
$5,000 to $9,999 
11,390 
82,508 
11,209 
80,597 
$10,000 to $24,999 
12,064 
189,159 
10,125 
156,545 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,454 
155,022 
3,136 
106,798 
$50,000 or more 
3,341 
466,003 
1,802 
286,754 
Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1 ,000. 
14 Missouri 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
